Zacharias

[zak-uh-rahy-uh s]

noun

Douay Bible. Zechariah.
Saint.Also Zachary.died 752, Greek ecclesiastic, born in Italy: pope 741–752.
Zachariah(defs 1, 2).

a male given name, form of Zachariah.

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Examples from the Web for zacharias

Contemporary Examples of zacharias

Rahm has one son and two daughters: Zacharias, Ilana, and Leah, all under 13.
The Jewish Kennedys
Rebecca Dana
January 3, 2010

Historical Examples of zacharias

The penalty for doubt was already operative; Zacharias was dumb.
Jesus the Christ
James Edward Talmage
The man was John, son of Zacharias, soon to be known as the Baptist.
Jesus the Christ
James Edward Talmage
It is the character given of Zacharias, and Elisabeth, and of Simeon.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2
G. T. Stokes
And Zacharias said unto the angel, 'Whereby shall I know this?
The Miraculous Conception
Anonymous
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
The Miraculous Conception
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for zacharias

Zacharias

Zachariah (ˌzækəˈraɪə) or Zachary (ˈzækərɪ)

noun

New Testament John the Baptist's father, who underwent a temporary period of dumbness for his lack of faith (Luke 1)

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